Sunday, 28 August 2016

This time I have decorated a gift bag. My stamped Tilda from Magnolia has been coloured with promarkers and I paper pieced her dress and hair bow. My papers are from my scrap box. The sparkly border strip was made by attaching d/s tape to the edges and adding glitter. I then attached some sparkly ric rac ribbon. A sparkly die cut doily was placed behind Tilda who was also cut out and layered with die cuts. At the bottom I placed a message envelope and some gem hearts. Last but not least, I tied a lace bow to the handle.ChallengesMidweek Magnolia (145) - Anything But A CardIn The Pink (101) - Make It SparkleMagnolia-Licious - Anything GoesAllsorts (378) - Use At Least 2 DiesThanks for stopping by.

A quick little Christmas card to show you today. My panel is made by embossing the sides of white card and layering with silver mirri. I then attached some bubble stickers before sticking it all to my red base card. To finish I added a pee-off sentiment.

Friday, 26 August 2016

Today I have a fold-back floral card to show you. My Bugaboo image has been coloured with promarkers and layered using a scallop die. The floral die cut panel was a magazine freebie. The backing paper is from Pink Petticoat (no longer available). I made a tag using a Stampin Up stamp and a brad. A few gems finish it off.

Thursday, 25 August 2016

Right, well, what can I say...The idea was good but unfortunately this is heading straight to the bin!!! I tried to do a colour wash using distress ink but my card warped terribly. Too much water methinks! Once I had ruined the card I thought I might as well do what was in my head so I over stamped a tropical fish and coloured bits with a promarker. I then stamped the sentiment (both stamps were magazine freebies). Lastly I painted iridescent Twinkling H2o's over the fish and flower to give them some shimmer.ChallengesM.A.W.T.T. (27) - CASPolkadoodles (33) - Anything GoesLess Is More (290) - ExoticSimon Says (Monday) - Go FishDigi Choosday (34) - Anything GoesThanks for stopping by.EDITED TO SAY: The card has been saved thanks to Sarah advising me to run it through the big shot (see comments) and I am happy to say "IT WORKED!!!".

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

This is the card I made for my granddaughter Megan when her baby sister Sapphire was born. Inside it says "Congratulations On Being Promoted To BIG Sister" which I thought was very appropriate as Megan is now 13 years old.To start I die cut my card base and backing paper which is from Pink Petticoat (now closed down). My digi stamp is from Mo's Digital Pencil and has been coloured with promarkers and then die cut. I went around the edge with a pen so it would stand out a bit. The sentiment has been stamped, die cut and edged using a pen. Finally I added some paper flowers and placed gems in the centres.ChallengesMo's Digital Pencil (266) - Anything GoesCute Card Thursday (439) - Kiddies/BabiesPassion For Promarkers (360) - Make It DigitalI Love Promarkers (316) - Use A Die CutThanks for stopping by.

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

A nice quick Christmas card this time featuring a digi stamp from Bugaboo which I have coloured with promarkers and added glitter glue. The background papers are from Nitwits. The ribbon and sparkly snowflakes are from my stash.ChallengesABC - N is for NoelABC Christmas - Q is for Quick LayoutSimon Says (Wednesday) - Make For The BorderThanks for stopping by.

Here is a card I made quite a while ago for a friend. The base card is a three-fold aperture card that I had left over from my cross stitching days. I placed a photo of a cottage garden behind the aperture and edged it with peel offs. Next I decoupaged the lady gardener and elements, these all being from Jolly Nation (how many of you remember them?). I finished it off with more peel offs.ChallengesDaring Cardmakers - Window/Aperture With A ViewSimon Says (Monday) - Summer FunThe Paper Shelter (260) - Birthday WishesThanks for stopping by.

Today I have made a card using a sweet stamp from LOTV which I have coloured with promarkers. The alphabet background paper is an old scrap I found in the scrapbox which I thought was ideal for this 'back to school' card. The ribbon down the border panel is from Crafty Ribbons and the die cut bicycle was a magazine freebie. The little chalkboard peg is from Lidl and I wrote on it with a Sakura gel pen. The ABC stickers are from my stash.ChallengesC.R.A.F.T. - Anything GoesCute Card Thursday (438) - Dressing UpPoladoodles (32) - Anything GoesPassion For Promarkers (359) - For The BoysCrafty Sentiments - Back To SchoolCrafty Creations (322) - Words/Letters On The BackgroundThanks for stopping by.

Thursday, 11 August 2016

Just recently I was lucky enough to win some Magnolia stamps and this is one of them. I have coloured him with promarkers. I have layered up my base card using cardstock and a paper which I love from Poundland. The beach image is an old one I found in my scrapbox. The stamped sentiment is a magazine freebie and the shell/starfish buttons are from my stash.ChallengesMarvelous Magnolias - HolidaysMidweek Magnolias (144) - Anything GoesPassion For Promarkers (358) - Hip To Be SquareI Love Promarkers (315) - BirthdayThanks for stopping by.

For this card I started with a dark brown base card and added a light brown layer topped with a wood effect stamped layer. I then stamped the birds before adding the stamped sentiment. All three stamps are from Stampin Up. Finally I attached the flowers which came from The Works and are stamped and die cut with gems added to the centre.ChallengesDaring Cardmakers - Elemental Inspiration (Wood/Bird/Flowers)Digi Choosday (32) - Anything GoesCrafty Sentiments - Use DiesThanks for stopping by.

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

A vintage look easel card this time featuring a Sugar Nellie digi stamp which I have coloured with promarkers. I distressed and inked the edge of the image before layering it with die cuts. The translucent one is parchment paper. These gorgeous papers are from Dovecraft and the sentiment stamp from Hobby Art.The leaves are punched and the foam roses from my stash along with the ribbon bow which I topped with an old button. If you look closely you will see that not only is one of the papers stripey but it has dots on it too. Two for the price of one!!!ChallengesSugar Nellie (139) - Anything GoesJulia Spiri (23) - Anything Goes (Vintage)A Gem Of A Challenge (175) - Buttons & BowsAllsorts (375) - Spots & StripesThanks for stopping by.

Here is a card in colours I would not normally put together as I didn't think purples would go with orange, red and yellow - but, in a strange way it seems to work.Everything except the Eisabeth Bell image and the lace from my stash (only just visible) are magazine freebies and card scraps. I have coloured my image with promarkers as usual.ChallengesElisabeth Bell - Strawberries & RedC.R.A.F.T. (375) - Colour ComboThanks for stopping by.

Today I have made a fairy card. My base card is layered using some gorgeous paper from The Works and onto this I stamped a log from Docrafts and coloured it with promarkers. I then sat my digi stamp fairy from Whoopsi Daisy onto it. I coloured her with promarkers and added glitter to her wings before fussy cutting and attaching with foam pads. The sentiment is stamped and coloured. The butterflies are punched from glitter card.ChallengesSimon Says (Monday) - CelebrateWhoopsi Daisy - Pink & GirlyPassion For Promarkers (357) - My Favourite Things (Fairies/Promarkers/Pink)In The Pink (100) - Anything GoesPolkadoodles (31) - Anything GoesThanks for stopping by.

Thursday, 4 August 2016

Here is a little fun card featuring a digi stamp from Bugaboo which I have coloured with promarkers. Once I had made a tag with it I used a distressing tool around the edge of the tag and coated it with glitter. I then added an eyelet and some silver glitter ribbon. My base card as you can see is hologram mirri card. I then added 3 strips of blue sparkly paper. I made the moon from glitter card by punching a circle and using the same punch, punched into it to get a crescent shape. A few hologram peel off stars finishes it off.ChallengesCatch The Bug - 3 Strips Of Paper/Distressed Edges/TagCute Card Thursday (437) - Outer Space/Moon/Stars/and or SunCrafty Ribbons (163) - Anything Goes/RibbonThanks for stopping by.

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

A decoupaged floral card this time featuring a pre-coloured digi stamp from Beccy Muir. The base card has been layered with card, paper and ribbons. Having cut out my image twice I inked around the main image. I then decoupaged the flowers and leaves using the second image. To make the vase look like glass I applied crystal glaze, adding a few drops to the flowers to look like dew. A large ribbon bow finishes the card off.ChallengesBeccy's Place - Anything GoesCrafty Sentiments - Anything GoesDigi Choosday (31) - Anything GoesSimon Says (Wednesday) - Fabulous FlowersThanks for stopping by.

A little seaside card today featuring a topper from Mo's Digital Pencil. I have embossed the background with clouds before adding some nautical ribbon. The sentiment and boat stamps are from docrafts and I have coloured the boat with promarkers before fussy cutting it and attaching with foam pads. I die cut around the sentiment before placing onto navy card and fussy cutting it. I then added a silver mirri die cut charm attaching it with a small brad.ChallengesMo's Digital Pencil (265) - Anything GoesCrafty Creations (321) - On The BeachThanks for stopping by.

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Here is a card that is ideal for a young girl. It features a gorgeous digi stamp from The Paper Shelter which I have coloured with promarkers as usual. Having coloured the music thingy (is it an ipod? I'm not very up on technology), I fussy cut it and attached with foam pads. The background paper is from my scrapbox and think it works well with the image. A couple of sparkly star stickers finishes it off.ChallengesThe Paper Shelter (259) - Anything GoesPolkadoodles (30) - Anything GoeasABC - M is for MaidenIncy Wincy - Anything GoesSquirrel's Not So Random (1) - Anything GoesThanks for stopping by.

This Christmas card features a little penguin digi stamp from Digital Delights which I have coloured with promarkers. The paper is from my scrapbox and I have added some ribbon to it. The snowflakes are wooden and I have applied gilding wax to them and added some gems. Finally I made a wrap around overlay with snowflake acetate.ChallengesABC Christmas - O is for Overlay (Acetate)Digi Choosday (30) - Anything GoesSimon Says (Wednesday) - Anything GoesDigital Delights (12) - Anything GoesThanks for stopping by.

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Hi, I'm Christine and I live in creative chaos. I have loved to create things all my life but my best creations are my three wonderful sons, Shaun, Nick & Sam.
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